Essays about: "risk and audit management."

Showing result 11 - 15 of 26 essays containing the words risk and audit management..

  1. 11. The role of CSR engagement in the Internal Brand Building process : An exploratory study of Service firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Chidiebere Emmanuel; Eva Eriksson; [2016]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility CSR ; corporate brand; brand building; internal brand building; service firms; managers; employees.;

    Abstract : This study explores how service firms incorporate CSR activities within the internal brand building process. It was found that CSR does influence and is implemented in every stage of our theoretical framework of the internal brand building process. READ MORE

  3. 12. Counting on Numbers : Air Pollution, Risk, Residents and Local Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Emilia Olszewska; [2016]
    Keywords : agenda-setting; audit-culture; civic engagement; counter-democracy; risk management; air pollution; environmental risk; Ethnographic Content Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research investigates the construction of air pollution as a risk in local media. The aim of this paper is to map the factors influencing the reporting and response to the risk. As method, a case study and qualitative content analysis of local newspapers in Kraków is used. READ MORE

  4. 13. How do Internal Auditors become Comfortable in their role within Risk Management? : An Empirical Study of Internal Auditors in Private Sector Companies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jessica Andersson; Tuulikki Vilo; [2016]
    Keywords : Assurance; Comfort; Consulting; Discomfort; Internal audit; Risk management; Role;

    Abstract : The role of internal audit has changed during the past few years. Today, internal auditors are central players in organizations’ corporate governance structure. However, previous studies show that there is a gap between internal auditors’ own perception of their role compared to their stakeholders’. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Process of Internal Audit’s Involvement with Enterprise Risk Management : The Influence on Internal Audit’s Objectivity and Independence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonatan Bermudez Cuevas; Anastasia Mörtsjö; Victor Änilane; [2015]
    Keywords : Internal audit; Enterprise Risk Management; independence; objectivity; audit committee; senior management;

    Abstract : In 2004, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) issued a paper that defined internal auditors’ role in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) as a role that relates to measuring and monitoring performance. The present study examines how high internal audit involvement in ERM-related activities and a strong relationship between internal auditors and senior management influence internal auditors’ objectivity and independence. READ MORE

  6. 15. Communicating ethical sourcing : the case of palm oil in the Swedish food industry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Ingrid Anderson; Johanna Bæcklund; [2015]
    Keywords : certification; codes of conduct; communication; ethical sourcing; food producer; palm oil; sustainable development; Sweden; transparency;

    Abstract : Palm oil has been used in processed food commodities since the 19th century. An increasing demand for regulating and ensuring a more sustainable palm oil production has resulted in various initiatives. However, these initiatives have received critique due to lack of compliance and insufficient revisions of palm oil plantations. READ MORE